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| Siar | |
|---|---|
| Lak | |
| ep warwar anun dat | |
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | New Ireland Province |
Native speakers | 2,100 (2000 census)[1] |
Austronesian
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | sjr |
| Glottolog | siar1238 |
Siar, also known as Lak, Lamassa, or Likkilikki, is an Austronesian language spoken in New Ireland Province in the southern island point of Papua New Guinea. Lak is in the Patpatar-Tolai sub-group, which then falls under the New Ireland-Tolai group in the Western Oceanic language, a sub-group within the Austronesian family.[2] The Siar people keep themselves sustained and nourished by fishing and gardening.[3] The native people call their language ep warwar anun dat, which means 'our language'.[4]
- ^ Siar at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Lean 1991
- ^ Rowe 2005
- ^ "Siar language and alphabet". www.omniglot.com.